Powells' Summertime Tomato Goodness

A few entries down I described the process we use to make our own spaghetti sauce. Today we harvested over 80 lbs. of produce from our garden. A large portion of the take was tomatoes. As many of you know, I am a fiend for a good tomato. With pounds of fruit in front me, I returned to the kitchen for several hours. In the end I have enough sauce for approximately eight meals and have more on deck to make. I wish Ragu tasted like homemade; my life would be lest hectic during harvest season. The lighting is bad in the photo but I was too tired to care.

Tomato Soup

After hours of washing, cutting and roasting we are left with delicious tomato soup. Tomato soup is best served in a bowl resembling a brain and with a grilled cheese sandwich on the side. The entire production took three hours. That sounds like a lot of time but it is so damn good when you make it yourself. Also, the soup will be used as a base for spaghetti sauce.

Rainy Day Cooking

Photo 1: Garden tomatoes spend time ripening.
Photo 2: Tomatoes are cubed, drizzled in olive oil, sprinkled with sea salt and pepper.

Photo 3: Roasted tomatoes in the food mill
Photo 4: Roasted tomatoes and garlic.
Photo 5: Garden fresh rosemary and basil.

Herb Delish (sounds like Herb Cavindish)

Trevor and I shared this wonderful plate of summer food. Please take a close look at the salmon; all of the herbs are fresh from the garden. Olive oil, basil, rosemary and parsley are all you need to turn this wild caught salmon into a summer delight. The fresh herbs made this an amazing piece of fish. Many of my friends live in places where they don't have access to land for gardening. Herbs can be grown inside with good light. Apartment, condo and penthouse dwellers unite and grow some wonderful herbs in those windows with gorgeous views !!!